The Open Hearth FoundationThe Open Hearth Foundation

Mission Statement

The OHF is committed to building community through shared experiences, ritual, exploration, and creative endeavors. Come take a look at what we have to offer. The OHF is committed to providing a Center, Library and Gallery. We invite community organi... Read more

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Mission Statement

The OHF is committed to building community through shared experiences, ritual, exploration, and creative endeavors. Come take a look at what we have to offer. The OHF is committed to providing a Center, Library and Gallery. We invite community organizations, leaders and teachers to design activities that serve community needs.

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The Open Hearth Foundation (OHF) was founded in 1999 with the mission of launching a Pagan community center in the Washington, D.C. region. The organization was granted 501(c)3 tax-exempt status in 2000. "Town hall" meetings were conducted that year to determine what the Pagan community needed and wanted to see in a community center. Up until this point, the OHF has been fundraising through membership and sponsorship and by hosting gala events. The organization has spent a great deal of time sponsoring and/or organizing community events and festivals to promote a strong Pagan community, such as an ice cream social, yard sale, Pagans’ night out, Pagan band jams, Pagan Pride Days, Samhain Drumming at the Jefferson Memorial, and Pagan Coming Out Day.